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Due to increasing ageing, western countries are facing an increase in
financial needs to provide suitable healthcare, social care and housing for
the elderly. One of society?s responses to these issues is the idea of moving
elder-care activities to their living environments. This can be achieved with
the help of information and communication technologies (ICT) by which home
care could be provided remotely. However, the findings of various authors
suggest that elderly people have mostly negative attitudes towards a remote
home care. In order to determine the views of the elderly towards this
service in Slovenia, a survey was conducted, the results of which are
discussed in this article. Contrary to our assumption, it turned out that
elderly people have positive attitudes towards remote home care. This was
attributed to effectively informing respondents and increasing their
understanding of the operation and usability of the service. Raising the
awareness of potential users is therefore crucial for its acceptance in a
society.